10 Issues To Do in Ashtabula County

This put up was a part of an invited journey. Photographs and opinions are our personal.

Ashtabula County, tucked alongside Lake Erie in northeast Ohio, provides a pleasant mixture of actions for households, teams of adults, a pals’ getaway, or a {couples} escape. We received to spend a weekend there this summer season as a household, and it was fairly simple to place collectively an inventory of our 10 favourite issues to do in Ashtabula County!

The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake is without doubt one of the area’s premiere resorts for any go to. The attractive property appears over Lake Erie, options in-house eating places and bars, and hosts occasion areas. It sits subsequent to Lake Erie Cover Excursions, and provides golf cart leases and free bikes. You may simply decide up a motorbike or cart and comply with the paths to Breakwater Seaside or into downtown Geneva-on-the-Lake.

We discovered the lodging to be very comfy, and The Lodge serves as an ideal residence base for exploring the area. We noticed a number of shuttle busses carry teams to and from the world’s many wineries.

In fact, you may discover that you just simply wish to calm down at The Lodge itself! It options a number of out of doors swimming pools with expansive patio areas, and a full out of doors bar so you possibly can chill with drinks. You may later wind down the day by hanging out across the firepit and roasting the right s’extra.

It’s splendidly handy that The Lodge provides free bike leases! You may hop a pair bikes to get round city, however among the finest locations is Breakwater Seaside simply west of The Lodge. It’s a part of Geneva State Park, and options public services, loads of house to unfold out, and designated swimming areas.

We swam in the course of the day and caught a stupendous sundown one night time. And in the course of the day there was a cart there that allow you to lease kayaks by the hour!

Lake Erie Canopy Tours is open seasonally and is located subsequent to The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake! It makes for an thrilling out of doors journey that’s nice for all ages.

You may sail over the treetops with views of Lake Erie on their zip line course or attempt considered one of their Journey Programs for various ages. We beloved that completely different zip strains lined various lengths, and that some allow you to race side-by-side!

One in every of our favourite actions was exploring downtown Geneva-on-the-Lake. The principle drag options an enormous assortment of food stands, bars, eating places, and dwell music venues. It’s simple to take a golf cart and drive up and down on the lookout for enjoyable stuff to do.

One in every of our favourite stops was for burgers and fries at Eddie’s Grill. Eddie’s has been serving Geneva-on-the-Lake since 1950. You stroll as much as the window, place your order, wait in your quantity to be referred to as, then discover a spot inside or on the large again patio. We beloved our style of basic cheeseburgers, crispy fries, chilly root beer, and fried fish.

There’s a lot extra to do in Geneva-on-the-Lake. You may pick sweets at Pucker Up Candy Shoppe, the place you possibly can even spin your individual ball of cotton sweet.

And we spent a great deal of time at Adventure Zone, a giant complicated of arcade video games, go karts, bumper boats, climbing partitions, batting cages, a zipper line, and rather more!

You higher consider I’m going to advocate an area Breakfast to begin your day! All throughout Ashtabula County you’ll discover all the pieces, from easygoing, down-home cooking to elegant brunches.

Judging by the crowds ready patiently exterior the door, Mary’s Kitchen in Geneva-on-the-Lake is a well-liked spot for the morning meal. They dish up colourful breakfasts like avocado toast with eggs, cinnamon rolls, pancakes topped with fruit, breakfast burritos, biscuits and gravy, and rather more.

Becker’s Restaurant in Ashtabula is thought for its home-style cooking. Its weekend brunch buffet is particularly common!

Sure, Madsen Donuts deserves it’s personal slot on our record! The beloved donut store has been serving guests to Geneva-on-the-Lake since 1938. From their tiny storefront they make all the pieces from scratch every day, and clients line up for longjohns, frosted cake donuts, and glazed yeast donuts.

On our go to, proprietor Keith Biery confirmed us across the store and really allow us to assist frost some donuts! Keith’s mother and father purchased the store when he was very younger, so he grew up making donuts and interacting with seasonal clients to Geneva-on-the-Lake.

Madsen Donuts is open day-after-day in season, and so they cut back their hours to weekends by means of the tip of the 12 months. (Pssst… there are additionally two franchises in western PA.)

Ashtabula County is residence to 32 wineries, from large-scale operations to small tasting rooms! It’s a well-liked draw for guests, to discover the choices all all through the county and produce residence a case of the great things from Ohio wine nation.

Try the full list on wineries on the Ashtabula County Visitors Bureau’s website!

The Old Firehouse Winery in Geneva-on-the-Lake makes probably the most of its lakeside views. The vineyard options a big patio the place friends can chill with consolation meals like burgers, fries, and nachos, all whereas sipping on a wine slushie and listening to some dwell music.

The vineyard additionally options an previous Ferris wheel with nice views of the lake – and you may nonetheless experience it!

In the meantime, Debonne Vineyards in Madison is Ohio’s largest property vineyard, spanning 175 acres within the Grand River Valley. The family-run vineyard covers a stupendous property with expansive patios, a meals bar, stage for dwell music – they even have their very own in-house brewery, Double Wing Brewing Company!

There’s no scarcity of nice espresso outlets round Ashtabula County, and Scribblers Coffee provides a full espresso bar, pastries, gentle breakfasts and lunch. Love your espresso? Choose up a pair kilos of beans on the best way out!

Ashtabula’s annual Beach Glass Festival fills Bridge Avenue and contours it with tents promoting jewellery, art work, clothes, and different items made with colourful seaside glass. The competition normally lands in the direction of the tip of June, and is a enjoyable method to browse the attractive items whereas hanging out in downtown Ashtabula, hitting up the outlets, and having fun with views of the river and the carry bridge.

When you go to the competition, you possibly can discover native outlets and eating places, like Briquettes Smokehouse in a superbly restored, two-story historic constructing with an enormous patio.

You may as well get a singular view of the river, the waterfront, and Lake Erie by renting kayaks, hydrobikes, and paddle boards from Harbor Yak. They’re situated proper throughout the river from the Seaside Glass Competition website, in a former Coast Guard station.

We hopped on a pair hydrobikes and scooted across the riverfront for some time, admiring a number of the previous industrial items and the bridge itself.

There’s a lot extra to do round Ashtabula County! To be taught extra about locations to remain, wineries to go to, parks to discover, eating places to attempt, historic websites, arts and tradition, and a lot extra, go to the Ashtabula County Visitors Bureau!

This put up was a part of an invited journey. Photographs and opinions are our personal.